i5-470UM vs Xeon E5-1603 v4

Place in the ranking	1638	2883
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	2.02	2.58
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	28	10
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	10 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm²	81+114 mm²
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	12.799 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-1603 v4 3.04
+508%

i5-470UM 0.50

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-1603 v4 4736
+506%

i5-470UM 782

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-1603 v4 987
+411%

i5-470UM 193

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-1603 v4 3132
+668%

i5-470UM 408

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.04	0.50
Recency	20 June 2016	1 October 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	18 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 v4 has a 508% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

i5-470UM, on the other hand, has 677.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1603 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-470UM in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1603 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-470UM is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i5-470UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.